National Hamburger Month giveaway #1 – South Philly Taproom

Happy National Hamburger Month! May is shaping up to be the best month of the year. I will be spending a lot of this month in California and so I will be celebrating this month with my favorite West coast burgers. While I am away I will be doing weekly giveaways from my favorite burger joints in Philly. Isn’t that nice of me?

We get this week started of with a $25 gift certificate from South Philly Taproom. You might remember SPTR from this Burger Club report card. It got a solid A and beat Pub and Kitchen for top burger. I believe it still might hold that title, though I have two report cards I am behind on. Some of the highlights of this burger were the bun, juicy 100% local and grass fed patty, and beautifully constructed. I checked back in with the SPTR burger last week and they have changed up the burger a bit but it is still just as tasty.

Description from their menu: 100% Local grass-fed beef bacon cheeseburger with beer braised bacon, Lancaster smoked cheddar, shaved red onion, sly fox beer mustard. Please excuse the iPhone quality picture, it’s all I had with me. This is definitely a burger for mustard lovers. Again it comes with their fantastic fries and pickled veggies. Also the bun still rocks!

So if you would like a chance to win the $25 gift certificate please leave a comment below and tell me what your favorite burger condiments are. I am of course a big fan of thousand island dressing or a special sauce on my burger. Make sure to include your email address so I can contact you if you win. I will close comments on Wednesday at noon. The winner will be announced on Friday, because I will be traveling to LA on Thursday! You didn’t need to know that but I’m excited.

Happy burgering!

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This is the only time I didn’t order a burger during BCP and probably one of my biggest regrets. Everyone looked so happy with their burgers and I ordered…the grilled cheese. Because clearly, I do not know a good thing when I see it.

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Favorite burger condiments, hmmm… This is a tough call because they are ALL so good. I would have to say that a single burger combination is superior when it, first of all, is a gorgonzola-stuffed burger and involves an additional exterior layer of gorgonzola, topped with well caramelized onions, a dollop of freshly pureed fig spread and finished with a home-made balsamic mayo. Served on a lightly toasted brioche bun, this will be my signature dish when I open my homestyle diner. If I ever get around to it.

Love SPTR, and it is one of my locals. Favorite burger toppings are ANYTHING pickled. Of course traditional pickles but also pickled tomatoes and even giardenera! I’m also a big fan of classic sauteed mushrooms and onions. Yum…..

As much as I love mustard in all shapes and sizes, I like to save this condiment for hot dogs. On my burgers I love me some full fat, mayo one one bun and then ketchup on the other bun. I really like when places make their own ketchup too. These burger pictures are making my mouth water

@Josh, “In honor of NBM, I’m commenting on fwts and eating a Double Double AT THE SAME TIME. Amazing” THAT’S HOW IT’S DONE SON! I’m also terribly jealous of you, even though I will be biting into one of those beauties on Thursday.

I had the BEST burger of my life, no joke, last week and it was plopped with a hefty amount of house-made bacon jam and bourbon barbecue sauce = pure bliss. Also, add some aged cheddar or a delicate blue cheese to the mix, and this girl will always be happy!

If I know it’s a properly seasoned, properly cooked patty, then I’ve been known to go naked – no cheese, no “special” sauce, no potato chips for crunch . . . no frills, just burger, bun and maybe some lettuce and tomato for good health.